{Week 21 Vegetable Bonus: Fresh Edamame}

8/1/2012

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(FYI, Edamame = Soy Beans)

I LOVE edamame now! (Thank you Jess for making me try it at Hibachi last year!)

It's such a yummy snack, but I always buy it frozen. I haven't found it fresh yet. So imagine my excitement when I recognized it at the local farmers market!

I had no idea it grew like this, but if I would have come across this a year ago, I would have had no clue what it even was! Oh how far I've come in the veggie world... (and still so far to go!)
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Two things to note: Fresh edamame is much fuzzier than the frozen... It's a little intimidating, but I built up the nerve to try them anyway.

The other thing: Fresh edamame must be refrigerated! I bought some last week and didn't know that... But this week I asked more questions before I bought it.
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I gave these suckers a good bath 3 times before I put them in the steamer. It really helped to get a lot of the fuzz off of them.

Then steam for about 5-6 minutes until bright green... sprinkle with some salt if desired...
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And to my delight, it was just as good as the frozen! I think steaming them must have softened the fuzz because I didn't notice it anymore than the frozen kind... And THESE ones were grown by local farmers with no chemicals... Yay! I love knowing where my food comes from and supporting our local farmers! :)

Side note if you haven't seen my earlier edamame post - You don't eat the pod! Well, BK tried, but it's not tasty. You just pop the bean out of the pod with your teeth or fingers and eat the bean inside.

I think I'm going to have to grow some of these in my garden next year!
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{Week 10 Vegetable Challenge: Edamame, Shelled vs. Pods}

1/24/2012

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I have to thank my Aunt Mary who suggested I try edamame! I've had it once before at a hibachi grill (and thank you to Jess, who got me to try it at the hibachi grill!) but I've never made it myself. I never seen them fresh in the store, but my aunt told me that they are really good frozen too!
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We like spicy food, so with the pre-shelled version, I decided to try a Spicy Roasted Edamame recipe...

(They are still frozen in this picture)

Recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/spicy-roasted-edamame/detail.aspx
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They looked yummy coming out of the oven...
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And I gave them a shot...
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But they left something to be desired, at least with this recipe. They weren't too bad, but not good enough to make again. The combinations of seasoning must be missing something. I followed some reviews and cooked them a little longer and they were still chewy. Luckily, I still had the pods to try the next night!
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You can't get much easier than this. Pop the bag in the microwave, already seasoned with sea salt and you're good to go! No recipe needed.
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I let them cool and we snacked on them with our meal. I hear they are good refrigerated as a snack too.
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Note: You do NOT eat the pod... I must have forgotten to tell Brandon that part - it's not as edible as the beans. You just bite the pod and slide the beans into your mouth to eat!
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And the verdict?? Yum!!! I'll try the shelled version again, but the ones in the pods are such a delicious snack! In this case, simple is definitely better!
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